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F. H. BROWN, J. E. HANRAHAN & J. L. SELLAR.

TYPE SETTING AND PRINTING MACHINE.

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TYPE-SETTING AND PRINTING MACmNlE.

Specification o Letters Patent. Patented May 18, 1909.

Serial No. 732,196. v Renewed. April 13, 1904. Serial No. 203,038.

Application filed September 30, 1%99,

other character used in printing, are placed in a magazine or holder having separate compartments for each of the different letters or characters, and controlled from a suitable key board. In the operation of this machine after a line of matrices or molds has been assembled or composed, the line is automatically justified and presented a ainst an open side of a heated mold to Whidli the line of matrices serves as a closure, and molten metal is then supplied to form a casting from the said composed line of matrices; the product of this machine is a bar of metal having upon one edge in cameo all the characters To all whom it 'may concern.'

Be it known that We, FRANK H. BROWN, JoiiN E. I-IANRAHAN, and JOHN LINDSAY SELLAP., citizens of the United States, residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Imrovements in T pe-Setting and Printing Iachines, of Whic i the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to a machine for composing type-characters into lines and taking an impression from the composed lines.l

In the art as heretofore practiced typesetting machines using ordinary foundry type have been arranged in magazines or holders formed by the said line of matrices; this cast having separate compartments for each lethar is technically known as a ty e-bar or ter and other charactersemployed inprinting, l1notype. After the type-bar as been cast, the assembled matrices are automatically distributed by the machine to their res ective compartments in the ma azine. While the several steps in this met od of casting ty ie-faces in a ine are automatically performed, the product of the machine is not an ink-impressed line or lines upon a suitable surface such as We provide for, but is a castmetal type-bar or linotype which must be removed from the machine and in conjuncand the assembling or composing of such type into a line eected from a key board after which the operation of justifying or properly spacing the words to lill the line to its desired length has been performed by hand; the printed impression then has been taken u ion a press entirely separate from the asseinb ing or composing machine, and finally the types distributed or restored to their )roper compartments in the magazines or holders by being manually placed in distion with other type/bars from the composed tributing mechanism provided for that purtype-matter Wliic i may be stereot ed and pose. This class of typeesetting machines finally inked and printed by entire y sepa- While used to some extent has not met the rerate machinery furthermore, in actual comquirements of the printing craft, for obvious mercial use of the linotype, the printed repractical reasons. In another pro osed sults or to ogra hical appearance 1s often method a number of movable bars are s iown lacking vin t iat c ean-cutdistinctness of outarranged side by side, each bar having type line and general artistic finish that is obtainfaces of all the letters of the alphabet and able ordinarily from good foundry type. other characters einployedinprinting formed Again this method is objectionable in the provided comparative d ifliculty attending the correcwhereby said bars are ,adjusted longitudition of errors in the type-bars, an errorof a nally with relation to each other so that a single letter necessitating the recomposition selected character of one bar will be in alineand recasting of an entire line. And finally, ment with selected characters u on the other another ob'ection' to the linotypc casting bars, these selected characters t iereby formmethod is t at it introduces into the operaing a composed line of typefaces after which `tion an expensive and undesirable step, that such composed line was to have been inked l of hot metal casting. and a printed impression taken therefrom Objects of. this invention are to provide a upon a strip of pa er; but this method was machine which will compose and automatfound impracticab e because a second line icallyjustify a line of types and take an inked could not be composed 'until allthe bars had `impression. therefrom on a suitable impresfirst been readjusted to their normal posi sion receiving surface; to provide such a tion. Another method employs acoinposin machine Which Will vimpress the. assembled, and ty ige-casting machine wherein individua justified and inked lines successively, a hne type characters in the' form of matrices or at a time, on the impression receiving surface type-molds representing each letter and in column or page almement; to provide for E. HANRAHAN, AND JOHN L. SELLAR, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, l

a uniform impression -of successive lines; toA provide a machine which shall automatlcally assemble individual types into line, justify the line, ink the line, take aninked impression therefrom and return the types of the line to their respective compartments to be again assembled; to provide a machine which will give a product from which excellent printing Vvlates may be made without the use of mo ten metal, stereotyping, electrotyping or make ready.

A further object of this invention is'to produce a typesetting, justifying, inking printing, and distributing machine which may employ type that-are not removed from the machine during any of these operations, the type securing a high class of artistic finish or appearance in the printed product.

A still further object of the invention is to produce a typesetting, justifying, inking, printing, and distributing machine which shall be capable of automatically performingl either one or all of the several operations of Lustifying, inking, printing, ,and distributing 'nes of type simultaneously with the setting or composing of another line of type, thereby greatly increasing the speed with which the machine ma be o erated.

Another o ject o the invention is to roduce a composing machine having o y a single key-board, which will compose hnes of type-characters which have faces of various slzes in order thatthe operator may compose from one key-board an entire newspaper article, which shall include a wide range of display headlines, a credit line of special type-face, both leaded and solid body-matter, small cap or bold-face subheads, inserts of other sizes of type-faces, and tabulated forms.

These and other objects of invention will in part be obvious and will in part be set forth hereinafter.

The inventive consists in certain novel4 combinations of parts, and novel constructions and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and pointed out in theclaims.

The inventive idea here involved may iind expression in various mechanical forms, and we have, for the purpose of illustrating the invention, shown one of such forms in the accompanying drawings; but it is to be distinctly understood that said drawings are intended 'for the pur ose of illustration only and not as dening the limits or scope of thel invention. l

In said drawings z-Figure 1 is a front elevation of our machine; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of Fig. 1, parts being omitted; Fig. 2a is a detail view of a catch device to retain a magazine at the elevated position. Fig. 3 is`a detailed side elevation?, parts being in section, of the platen, the elevator and connected parts; lig. 4 is atop plan view of the removed; lFig. 5 is -a horizontal section of the uprights supporting the magazines, th'e driving mechanism and other parts; Fig. 6 is a vertical section on an enlarged scale on the line 6 6 Fig. 1 looking to the left; F ig. 7 is a detail of-one of the shifting jaws; Fig. 8 is va broken front elevation showing portions of the elevator and magazine together with the justifying space holder; and means for returning the spaces thereto from the elevator;

Fig. 8a is a detail of the justifying space box osition to transfer the spaces to thev Fig. 11 is a broken vertical section on the line 11--11 Fig. 5, showing the justifying mechanism; Figs. 11a and 11b are' details showing the action of the justifying Wedges; Fig. 12 is a detail view showin part of the connections between the key-gboard 'and the ty edelivery devices; Figs. 13 and 14 are plan and front elevation views respectively showing the means for transferring the type from the chase box to the distiibuting car; Figs. 14a and 15 are details thereof; `Fig. 16 is a broken vertical detail of the distributing devices; and the type-cleanser. Fig. 16a is' a detail view of the type-cleaner. Fig. 17 is a vertical section showing the relation of several magazines, the chute and release. Fig. 17av is a plan view of the spring nger's. Fig. 18 is a plan view of the releases and section of a magazine. Fig. 19 isa section of the wheel, kal, driving the distributing belt. Fig. 20 is a vertical section'of wheel, belt and type-lift. Fig. 21 is a top view of part of -distributing belt. Fig. 22 is a detail of a strip of paper employed on the platen. Fig. 23 1s an elevation of the platen with its ratchets and pawls. Fig. 24 is an end elevation of platen and connected part-s. Fig. 24a is a detail of eccentric fulcrums. F ig. 24b is a top view showing preferred style of platen. Fig. 25 is an end view of platen and paper fastener. Figs. 26 and 27 are elevation and plan views respectively of a part of thejustifying devices; Fig. 28 shows a lan view of the combined guide and stop p ate for the type delivery bars; and Fig. 29 is .a rear vertical detail of the assembling slide in the race-way. Y n

We shall for the sake of clearness, iirst give a general description of our improved composlng machine, after which we shall give a detailed description of the several sets of cooperating mechanism which make up the machine as a whole, together-With a statement explaining the manner in which suitably shaped block of harder material, such as brass, but it is to be understood that certain parts of the invention are not limited i to the employment of type-mounts.

The justifying space which we prefer to employ and which is shown herein, consists l of two oppositely-disposed wedges withi` their thin edges confronting each other and loosely connected by a thin blade so that the two wedges may be adjusted toward or away l from each other. The result of this construction is that the wedges, while at allj times united together, may nevertheless be l made to approach each other so as to open or expand the line of type within which they are located, the degree of such expansion depending on the extent to which thc wedges l enter the line. While we deem such justifyingspaces as very efficient, it is to bel, understood that our invention so far as the machine is concerned, contemplates the employment of any suitable justifyingvdevice. I,

Referring to the, several figures of the drawings, A, A1, are `upright side plates suit- E ably connected together', and, with their cross connections, constitute the frame of the machine, the whole of which is mounted on any suitable base, not shown. Situated between the lower ortions of the upright plates, A, A1, is the {ey-board, B, wlnle the magazine, C, is carried upon brackets extending forward from the upper ends of the plates.

C1 is a system of converging chutes or channels leading from the mouths of the severaly compartments in the magazine to the single delivery chute, C2, terminating immediately over the type receiving raceway, D,

E is the typ -line transfer mechanism consisting of a pair of jaws, El, E2, operated by` suitable cam devices to rise and grasp the composed type-line and transfer the same from the assembling position into the position where it is first justified by the justifying mechanism, F, then inked by the inking devices, G, after which the impression mechanism, H, comprising a platen carrying a suitable surface of paper or other material, is presented thereto and the ink impression obtained upon said surface. j

J, is the elevator' mechanism whereby the type-line and justifying spaces are elevated after the impression has been taken, in order that the justifying spaces may be returned to their holder, C, and the type distributed through the medium of the type distributing mechanism, K, located at the top or open end of the magazine, C.

1 is a continuously-driven pulley loosely mounted on the shaft 2, which turns in bearings 3 in the side frame plates, A, A1, of the machine, and bearing 4 on the base thereof, (see Fig. 5). The pulley, 1, is to have a suitable clutch mechanism whereby it may be the only requlrement is that it be operative through the medium of a key adjacent the lt is therefore not deemed necessary to describe the clutch mechanism with minuteness, but it is sufficient to say that a collar, e, is rigidly secured on' the shaft, 2, and has a recess on its face, a s ringbolt, 5, is carried in the hub of thepul ey, 1, and said bolt is held retracted when the pulley is running loosely. When however it is desired to make the pulley fast on the shaft, 2, the key-lever, Z, is depressed by the operator which causes the bolt, 5, to shoot and engage the recess en the collar, z, the bolt being automatically disconnected from the collar as they shaft, 2, completes one revolution.

6 is a small vertical shaft having bearings in suitable ears 7, 7, attached to the upright key-board.

I plate, A, said shaft having upon its upper end a friction wheel 8 in constant operative relation with a flange, a, formed on the inner side of the main driving pulley 1. 9 is a second vertical shaft also mounted in suitable bearings on the upright plate, A., and 10 is a driving belt connecting the shafts 6 and 9.

Mounted transversely in the machine, in bearings in the upright. late, A, and in a suitable bracket, 11, rigid y secured to a ermanent part of the machine, (see Fig. 9i), is a shaft 12 which is connected to the shaft Q by suitable worm gearing 13, (see Fi s. 2 and 5). Positioned at right angles to t e shaft 12 and having bearing in the bracket, 1 1, and also in the rails, D1, D2, is a shaft 15 connected by suitable beveled gears 16 and 17 to the transverse shaft 12. The shaft 15 has mounted thereon and revolving therewith between the rails, D1, D2, of the assembling race-way the cam wheel 18, said shaft 15 having. bearings in said rails D11, D2, at a point immediately to the right of the delivery chute, C2. A

Mounted in bearings in the upright plates, A, A1, at the eXtreme rear of the machine, is

a shaft 19 (see Figs. 1, 2`, 4, 5 and 12) having longitudinal ribs or ridges 20, projecting radially from its surface and along the greater portion of the length of the shaft, said ribs being equally spaced and giving the shaft in transverse section the outline of a stai' Wheel. This shaft receives continuous motion from the-shaft 6 by means ofthe belt 21X.v

The transverse shaft 12 extends entirely across the machine and to the rear of the elevator mechanism, J, and is connected by suitable driving connections, as a belt 14, with the shaft 21 of the ink cylinder, Gl, which shaft is in turn geared to the shaft 22 of the reciprocating inzli brayer, G2, through the medium of the gears 23 and 24 (see Figs. 1 and 5).

' 28 is utilized to operate the type distributing The shaft 9 extends u Ward through a protecting tube, L, (see ig. 2) which is mounted on a bracket, L1, on the side plate, A, said tube carrying upon its upper end an outwardly-extending bracket arm supporting bearings for a short shaft 27, having u on the shaft 19 with its longitudinal ribs 20, andI the shafts 21 and 22 of the inking devices, as well as the shaft 27 with its friction Wheel 28, are all in continuous operation.v

Having thus described the means forA operating t 1e continuously-moving portions of the machine, we will now describe in the order of their employment or operation the various mechanisms which, combined, compose the entire machine, explaining in connection With each mechanism the manner in which it is connected to and operated by the power driving mechanism.

The type lmagazine and justifying space holder.-A plurality of magazines may be" and preferably is employed in our machine,

' in order that the operator may have at his dis osal a :number of fonts of ty e, with bodies of various sizes, for exam e, body types, italics, and display type. hese several magazines in the present instance six, but more may be used, are preferably mounted on a suitable car movable on a track, to the end that any one of the several magazines may be brought at the will of the operator, into position to deliver the ty e therefrom into the upper en d ofthe c ute, C1. Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 8, the magazinecar comprlses u right plates, M, M1 suitably connected toget er at the top and bottom by cross-bars and mounted upon axles, m, extending at each end out through the plates, M, M1, and having upon the projecting ends wheels, m1, m2, the wheels at one side being grooved, the wheels of the car resting upon ralls, ma, su ported by brackets formed upon the top of t 1e side plates, A, A?. These rails are provided at their forward ends with upwar ly turned portions, m4, which act as a stop to prevent the magazine car from moving forward 0H of the rails. Mounted in this magazine car area plurality of upright magazines, C, having formed therein a number of compartments, c, (see Fig. ,8), the number of these compartments corresponding to the number of type characters employed in the particular font for which the magazine is designed.' The magazine car is adjustable upon the track backward and forward so as ments, t

to bring the lower opening or mouth of any one of the several magazines, C, over the upper end of the chute, C1. Each of the magazines, C, is vertically adjustable in the magazine car, all of the magazines being normally retained in the highest position by a suitable catch or other retaining device, as, 'm5, (see Figs. 2 and 2a). The operator having selected the magazine which he Wishes to bring into operation, adjusts the car backward or forward until the desired magazine is diwhereby the column of type contained in each compartment is prevented from escaping at the lower end or mouth of the comartments, except when the magazine is owered into operative relation with the chute,C1, and then only in res onse to a pressure by the operator upon a ey of the keyboard corres onding to the particular cmpartment. uch means may consist either of independent retaining devices for each compartment of each magazine, or they may consist of a single retainer for each magazine which normally operates in connection with all of the compartments of any single magazine to revent the escape of the types therefrom when the magazine is out of operative relation with the chute, Ulf-that is raised,- but which single retainer is withdrawn when the ma azine is lowered into operative position, al the types being then retained and delivered one at a time by suitable releasing mechanism provided for that purpose.

The type-retaining device for each magazine consists of a horizontal bar, m, see Fi 17 having one edge, m7, beveled and exten ing entirely across below the lower ends of all the com artments of the magazine and on which the owermost type-mount, in each compartment normally rests; this type-retairnn bar, m6, hangs endent by several roo thin p ate springs, m8, w 'ch are attached to the chute and thereby the springs, m8, w1ll yield and the retaining bar, m, automatically forced from its normal position, no longer retainin the type mounts in the compartl(lie type-mounts being. then retained caisse in this particular magazine by the type-returned in the direction of the chute delivleasing device, which will now be described. The type releases are attached to the chute,

C1, and coperate with one magazine only at ployed a time-that particular magazine that is adjusted into operative relation with the chute. Referring more particularly to Fig. 17, m, is a rotary release mounted upon and turning independently of a shaft, m12, extending crosswise of the chute. There are as many rotary release devices as compartments in the magazine. In the present instance the rotary release, m11, has four hooked prongs, m13, one of which is normally projecting through a slot in the upper end of the chute, in position to sustain'the lowermost typemount, 9:, in the compartment, c, of the magazine immediately above it, and all other type-mounts in that compartment. At one of its sides the rotar -release has a square hub, m14. A vertical olt, m15, is below the rotary release, and is movable up and down in suitable guides, )m12 thev upper end of the bolt being in contact with one of the sides of the square hub, and the lower end of the bolt resting upon a spring-finger, m17; the spring fingers are preferably made in the form of a comb, shown in Fig. 17 a, which is attached to a horizontal bar, m18, that holds it in position under the several bolts. An upright rod, bs, which has up-and-down movementv imparted to it by mechanism presently to be described, has its upper end normally under one ofthe prongs,.m13, on the rotary release device; when this rod moves upward it causes the releaser, m11, to make a quarter turn(which has the effect to release the lowermost type-mount, x, in the compartment, and at the same time to project the next prong, m, into the chute under the next type-mount and that is in the chute and under the magazinecompartment always serves to sustain all the type-mounts that are'in that compartment.

t is to be understood that the face, c, of the type from which the impression is made is secured on an edge of the type-mount that is recessed, so that as the type-mount slides down through the compartment in the maga-y number of type-mount compartments in the magazine, C. The lower end of each channel, c1, terminates a short distance above the funnel-shaped side walls of the chute, C1, and preferably the walls of the channels, c1, slightly converge toward the central line of the chute,to the end that the type-mounts, as they leave said channels, may be partially prevent any' more type-mounts from being released; the prong ery, C2.

Any preferred form of holder may be emfor the justifying spaces. Vire have shown in Figs. l, 8 and 8b hereof, a holder, C3, which consists of two downwardly inclined rails, c3 properly spaced apart so as to permit the body of the justifying wedges to pass down between them, but so that the outwardly projecting ears, y2, upon the upper ends of the justifying wedges may engage thereon. The two rails, c3, are inclined at a sharp angle and are suspended under the left hand side of the chute, C1, with their lower ends in close proximity to the chutedelivery, C2, their upper ends extending to the edge of the elevator track or way, J3. Above and on a line midway between the two rails, c3, is placed a guide-rail, c, so positioned that when the justifying spaces, y, are placed upon the rails or ways, c3, the notch, y1, formed in the top of the upper justifying wedge, will engage the said guide rail, c4, as will be readily understood from an inspection of Fig. 8b. A series or number of justifying spaces, y, are designed to hang pendent upon such rails or ways and are prevented from escaping at the bottom of the rails by the upwardly-turned lips, c5, (see Fig. 8),--the j ide-rail, a, terminating just before it reaches the lower end of the rails, c, so that the lowermost justifying space in the holder is free from the said guide rail.

3referring now to Fig. 8b, 613, is a lever similar to one of the levers, 57, attached to one of the push rods, b, of the assembling mechanism, to be hereinafter described. Said lever, B13, is connected to a lever, c, one arm of which is in position to raise the lowermost justifying space upon the depression of the end of the lever, b, connected therewith. The lowermost justifying space having been lifted through the action of the levers, b, c, above the upwardly rojecting lips, c5, is, by the weight of the inclined column of justifying s aces behind it, pushed off of the rails and alls into proper position in the ty e-assembling race-Way, being guided in its all by suitable guide walls having top flaring sides, cs, (see Figs. 8 and 8b). The up er ears, y2, of the justifying spaces lodge on tfie two hori- /zontal bars, D, and the said spaces hang pendent and advance along said bars into the justif ing box.

Assem Zing mechawism-The asesmbling mechanism comprises a suitable horizontal receiving channel or race-way, D, suitable devices for releasing the type-mounts from the magazine and delivering them to the race-way, and means mounts in the race-way step-bv-step, as the same are delivered. The delivery of the type-mount from the magazine and ofthe spaces from their holder is effected by the operator manually depressing the keys, l1,

for advancing the typeupon the key-board, B. Each key of the'.

key-board preferably has a character indieating the particular compartment of the at the top of the chute, C1, is controlledv These may all be substantially identical and a description of the operation of a single key and its connections with the release device will suflice for all.

We prefer to em loy power mechanism to s operate the type re ease devices, and to control the same from the key-board, and have shown such devices in the accompanying drawings, but such need not necessarily be employed, as the release devices, if found Adesirable, may be operated directly from the key-board, without the interposition of such power mechanism.

Referring more articularly now to Figs. 2 and 12, ,the key, d), is connected to one arm of `a bell-crank lever, b1, which is pivoted on a rod, b2, extending transversely across the machine immediately under the key-board.

The bell-'crank lever is pivotally connected at its lower end to a push-bar, b3, suspended by means of. a link, b4, hanging from a rod, b1, so that the push-bar may swing toward the vertical rod, b5, which has on the lower end theieof a toe, 611, projecting toward, but normally out of the path of the ridges or ribs 2O on shaft 19, continuously revolved by power. The upper end of the rod, b5, is connected to the lever, b1, which is connected to a push rod, bs, whose u per end acts on the rotary release, m11, as a ready described'. A spring, b, acts on the rod, b5, to keep the toe, b, of the rod out of engagement with the revolving shaft, 19,-the influence of the spring being limited by a stop 25 suitably supported on the frame kof the machine. On the under side the push bar, b1, has a downwardlyprojecting shoulder, 611, and, W, is a rigid upwardly-projecting flange, lying in the path of movement of said shoulder, 511, and operating as a stop to limit the backward'movement of the bar, b3, when the key is'depressed; the flange, 612, extending entirely across the machine and operating as a stop for all of the push bars, b3.

The operation of the delivery mechanism 1s as follows :mA key, b, being depressed causes the bell-crank, b1, to force the pusher bar, b3, against the vertical rod, b5, until its toe, b, 1s in the path of the ridges 20 on the continuously-revolving shaft 19, this move-l ment of the toe, 511, being limited by the stop 26 Sin the pathof the barfbs, as is clearly shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 12. The toe, tf1' having engaged one of the ribs 20, the

rod, b ,is elevated until the lower end of its heel is `raised above the upper line of the ush-bar, b3, and disengages therefrom and rom the rib 20 by the spring, b9, and leaving the toe-piece resting'on top of the push-bar. The upward movement of the rod, b5, caused by the action of the revolving shaft, 19, produces an upward push upon the rod, bs, which operates the rotary release, m11, to liberate one type-mount from the particular compartment of 'the magazine to which the 75 key depressed by the o erator corresponds. It will be observed t iat if the operator should hold the key, b, depressed for any considerable period of time that there will nevertheless be' but one type character delivered from the corresponding compartment of the magazine, as in such case the rod, b5, cannot drop into the proper operative position in the path of the pusher-bar, b3, until the o erator withdraws pressure from the key, thus permitting the bar, b3, to swing back to its normal position toward the key board, thereby withdrawing the end of the pusherbar from under the heel of the rod, b5, and permitting the latter to again drop into its normal position. The stop shoulder, b, and flange, 612, are so posit1oned with relation to each other that the pusher-bar, b3, will be stopped before it shall have forced the toe, b, far enough to injuriously contact with n the shaft, 19. When a type-mount is permitted by the releaser, m11, to pass from the magazine it enters one of the guide-channels, c1, in the chute, C1, and'froln thence is conducted into the chute delivery, C2, from whence it is delivered to arace-way in which a line of type is set up and along which the Iline is then shifte`d to the justifying and printing positions. This type receiving race-way in its preferred form of construction is illustrated'in Figs. 1, 8, 9, 10, and 'consists essentially of four horizontal rails suitably arranged to receive and retain the typemounts, x, and conduct the same from the oint where they are delivered to the chasehox, J 1, where the line is justified and the ink impression taken therefrom. Referring to Figs. 9 and 10, D1, D1, are the bottom rails -havin upwardly projecting ribs or flanges exten in along the outer edges thereof, the 1,15 distance etween the flange on the rail, D1, and the flange on the rail, D2, being approximately that of the type-mount upon which the type roper is mounted. D3, D1, are the upper rais of the race-way and are located immediately above the lower rails, D1, D2, at

a distance substantially equal to the height of the type-mounts and each has a downwardly projecting flange on the under side thereof corresponding to the upwardly. ro-

jecting flanges on the lower rails. l It w1 be readily understood from inspection of Fig. 10 that the four rails, D1, D2, D3, and, D1,l form a channel or race-way along which the type-mounts may be advanced until the complete line has been assembled. Immediately under the lower end of the chute delivery, C2, the u'iper rails, D3, D4, of the race-way are slightly cut away so as to permit the typemounts to enter between said rails and rest with the lower end of the mounts upon the lower rails, D1, D2, and between the upwardly projecting flanges thereof. Upon either side of the cam wheel 18, which revolves in a vertical plane between the rails ofthe raccway, are two spring clips, d1 d, the said clips lying for a greater .portion of their length within the walls of the rails, but whose forward ends are formed with shoulders projecting` into the channel oi. the race-way, said shoulders being beveled rearwardly and outwardly.

D5, is a slide moving on the rail or way, d, situated immediately to the rear of the raceway, D, the slide, D5, having an arm rojecting forward between the u per and lower rails, D2, D4, into the pati of the typemounts advancing through the race-way, and forms a yielding resistance to said typemounts--a spring, V slide at one end and to a fixed part of the machine at the other end, so that the slide advances to the left against the tension of the spring, d, as each succeeding type-mount enters the race-way. The slide-way, d, supporting the resisting slide, D, is mounted to reciprocate in a substantially horizontal plane on pins, d, pro`ecting forward from the i'ace of the vertical trame plate, A3, springs, d, being preferably interposed between the slide-way d3, and the frame Jlate, A. An arm, d", rojects rearward rom the slide rail, d3, t rough a slot, (Z7, formed in the lrame plate A3, and is connected by a link, d8, to a bell crank lever, d", pivoted in ears,

d1", projecting from the rear face of the frame plate, A3. A gate, d, is formed on the forward side of the race-way whereby a portion of the front rail, D3, and lthe projecting i'lange portion of the rail, D1, may be swung out on the hinge, d, as will be understood from inspection of Fig. 9. The cut-away portion of the upper rails, D, D4, being immediately under the chutev delivery, C2, the type descendin through said chute passes in between the rai s, D3, D, and rests u on the track-way of thebottom rails, D1, )2, at a oint between the spring clips d1, d2, and immediately in iront of the vcam wheel 18, (see Fig. 9). The revolution of this cam wheel forces the type-mounts to the left 'as shown in this figure, until it enga es the beveled shoulders of the s ring clips, d1, d2, thereby expanding the c ips and ermitting the type-n1ounts to pass beyon the ends thereof, after which the spring clips again project within the race-way and o erate as stops to prevent the return of t e typemounts against the cam wheel 18. This advance movement of the type-mounts in the d, being attached to.the

race-way brings them in contact with the sisting slide, D5, and advances it also to the left against the tension of its spring, d. Each succeeding type-mount is delivered in frontoll the cam wheel 18, and advanced thereby which opens the spring clips, and in turn advances the preceding type-mounts along the slide-way, in a manner which will be readily understood. Should the operator discover upon inspection that any errors have occurred in composing the line, he can open the gate, d, without disturbing the line of type-mounts and correct the error. In order to prevent the resisting slide, D5, 'from automatically closing up the line under the influence oil its spring, d, while such correction is being made, a movable stop is provided which retains the resisting slide in any position to which it may have been advanced in composing the line. Any suitable stop may be employed for this purpose, and we have shown the same in the form of a cam, (Z13, pivoted to that side of the resisting slide next to the cam wheel 18, and bearing normally upon the top of the lower rail, D2, in such manner that while it permits free movement of the resisting slide to the left it wholly prevents any movement thereof to the right, as will be readily understood. The line having been composed, is next acted u on b shifting mechanism which shifts the ine a ong the race-way, D, to the left and into the chase-box, J1, of thev justifying and elevator mechanism.

Shift/ing mechanism-Tlie shifting mechanism, which is best shown in Figs. 1, 5 and 6, comprises a pair of jaws, E1, E2, each mounted for longitudinal movement upon the' horizontal bar, E, which bar is vertically adjustable upon suitable slide ways, e1, e2, attached to a carrier block, E3, sliding horizontally in a suitably grooved slot in the frame plate A3, as shown in Fig. 6. 'lhe jaw E1, is mounted to move longitudinall upon the bar, E, a spring, e3, being provide in the end of bar, E, and acting against the face of the jaw, E1, and tending to force it toward thc' longitudinal center of the bar, E. A. catch, e4, is pivoted to the jaw, E1, and has a nose, e5, engaging in a notch, e, in the upper edge of the horizontal bar, E, so that when the jaw, E1, is ushed against the tension of the spring, e3, 1t abuts the shoulder, e7, on said bar, E, and the nose, e5, ol the catch enters the notch, e", and retains the jaw in position against the tension ofthe spring. A

in or lug, e8, projects downward from the ower 'face of the rail, D2, immediately over the tail of the catch, e, all of which will be readily understood from an inspection of Figs. 6 and 7. The jaw, E2, is also mounted to slide longitudinally upon the horizontal bar, E, and is provided with a set screw for rigidly securing it in any position to which it may be adjusted, such adjustment determinin the length of the line that may be gras ed etween the jaws. E4, is a vertica y sliding jaw-lift mounted to slide in a suita le way, E3, attachedto the front of the frame plate A3, the jaw-lift being under the longitudinal center o f the jaw bar, E. The jaw-lift is pivotally attached at its lower end -to a lever, E3,'pivoted in a suitable suport, E7, the rearward end of the said lever eing provided with a friction roller, e, bearing u on the face of the cam E3, on the shaft 2, see Figs. V5 and 6). The cam, E3, advancing in the direction of the arrow depresses the end of the lever, E", having the riction roller, e9, thereon and holds the same depressed during the passage of the dwell, @10,

on the cam, after which the lever E3, returns to its normal position. The depression of the rear end of the lever, E, raises thefront end thereby elevating the j aw-lift, E1, which moves upon the slide-way, E3, and the jawlift, E4, impinging upony the under side of the jaw-bar, E, moves the same upward u on the slides, e1, e2, until the upper. ends of lug, c3, on the rail, D2, and trips the catch,

'Y thereby permitting the spring, e3, to force the jaw, E1, snugly into contact with the end of the line of types, whereby the line is clam ed securely between the two jaws. The rame plate, A3, has rojecting forward therefrom a horizontal rail), E, and the horizontal jaw bar, E, has projecting rearward from its center a lu 611, and when the jaw bar, E, is elevated t e said lug, e, is raised just past the right hand endof the rail, E3,

with the lower surface of the said lu just above the upper face of the rail. Whi e the jaw bar, E, with its lug is in this position, the carrier block, E3, begins its shifting movement to the left, being actuated by means which will hereinafter be described, so that the lug, e, engages the up er surface of the4 rail, E", thereby holding t e jaw barv with its jaws in an elevated position. After the dwell, e1", on the cam, E3, has passed the A anti-friction roller, c3, on the lever, E3, the

jaw-lift, E4, descends.

Referring now to Fig. 5, E10, is a cam wheel mounted on the shaft, 2, having two substantially similar, but reversely inclined cam faces, '613, and two dwell surfaces, 613.

E11, is a lever pivoted in ears, a1, projecting from the lnner face of the side frame plate; A1, sald lever ,being connected by a link, E13,

to the rear of the carrier block, E3, as is clearly shown in Fig. 6'. A roller, E12, attached/to vthe lever, E11, near the fulcrum enters between the flanges of the cam, E10, as shown in Fig. 5, and when the main shaft 2 is revolved the first action of one of thecams faces, 612, is to shift the lever from the position shown in Fig. 5 to the left, carryingwith it the sliding carrier block, E3, and the jawbar and jaws attached thereto. rlhe dwell, e1", upon the cam, E3, maintains the jaw-lift, E1, in its elevated position until the initial movement of the lever, E11, to the left has brought the lug, e, on the jaw bar, E, over the rail, E3, the jaw-lift then descending and the bar, Ebeing su ported u on and traveling along the rail, 13. As t e lever, E3, is in the act of elevating the first jaw lift, E1, it contacts with a vertical thrust bar, d11,'movable in an eye, 113, projecting from the rear face of the frame plate, A3, (see Fig. 6). This thrust bar has its upper end immediately under the lower end of the bell crank lever, d3, pivoted in ears, d10, and projecting from the rear of the frame plate, A3, said bell crank lever having its upper armconnected by the link, d3, to the arm, d3, projecting through an o ening, d7, in the frame plate, A3, and attac ed to the slide rail, d3, of the assembling race-way, as hereinbefore described. On its upward movement the thrust bar impinges u on the short arm of the bell crank lever, d, and withdraws the slide, d3, to the rearward against the tension of the springs, d3, on the pins, d4, thereby withdrawing the resisting slide, Dfrom the end of the line of type and the cam, (Z13, 0H vof the rail, D3, whereupon the spring, al, immediately returns the resisting slide, D3, to its initial osition near the shouldered ends of the spring clips, d'1, d3, the cam 113, entering the recess, d, formed in the rear of the rail, D3, and riding up out of the recess as the resisting slide, D3, is again advanced, (see Fig. 29). The slide, D3, is thus withdrawn from the end of the line of types just after the jaws, E1, E1, have risen into )osition to grasp the line, and just prior to t e initial movement of said jaws to the left, so that the line of type is held in compact position between spring clips, d1, d1, at one end and the resisting slide, D3, at the other end until the same is grasped firmly by the two jaws. It will thus be seen that the line is at all times iirmly clamped and held in compact condition.v As the line of vtype-mounts and justifying spaces is shifted by the shifting devices, it 1s moved to the left out of the race-way, D, the type-mounts entering a chase-box J1, which box constitutes in effect a continuation of the race-way, with-this exception, that the back of the chase box is composed of a single piece and has projecting from the inner face thereof a horizontal rib, Ay1, (see Fig. 11) which rib 'enters the alined i 65 'and notches, rc1, in the rear edges of the typemounts.V As the type-mounts enter the chase box, J1, the upper ends of the upper wedges of the justifying s aces, y, enter into a depressible justifying ox, J" The line having been shifted to the chase box is in position to be acted upon by the justifying `mechanism which will now be described.

Justify'ing mechanism-As the typemounts were delivered from the chute delivery, C7, the justifying spaces, y, were delivered at the proper places in the line of mounts for such spaces, and were transferred with the line of mountsalong the race-way and into the chase-box, J1, the lower wedges of the justifying spaces depending through the oplen slot in the bottom of the chase-box, and t e longer, upper wedges of the justifying-spaces projecting upward through the o pen top of the chase-box with the upper end or ears, y", entered into the justifying box, J", as will be readily understood by inspecting Fig. 11.

J, is an elevator car in vertical grooved elevator ways, J5, J4, the chase-box, J1, being supported upon and projecting forwardly from' the bottom of the elevator car. Mounted to slide vertically in the elevator car, J, is a slide late, J5, having pivotally 30 connected to its orward'face by means of the pivot, jz, a plate, ja, su porting on its forward face a justifying ox, J". This justifying box is open on its under side and j has flanges, i4, jf', rojecting inwardly from the side walls of tiie box, said flanges constituting ways or rails upon which the projecting ears, y1, of the upper justifying wedges travel, and by which the said spaces are supported. Within the up er portion of the justifying box is a vertica ly movable bar, J7, supported by adjusting screws j", and having a downwardly projectingrib, 7'7, corresponding inv cross section to the notch, y1, formed in the top of the u er justifying wedges. Projecting rearwardpfiom the slide plate, J5,- and rigidly connected thereto, is an arm, J 8, having upon the rear portion thereof an anti-friction roller, i7", and also having on the under side thereof a downwardl projecting! pin, j". A spring, J", is attac ed to the `slide plate, J5, or as here shown to the rearwardly projecting arm, J5, and is also attached at its upper end to the cross bar, j", o f the elevator car, J, the tension of the s ring, J", being such as to normally hold p t e slide-plate, J5, in the upper end of the elevator car.

Referring to Figs. 11 and 27, J1", is a rocking frame having side bars, 7'1", and 7'11, suitably connected by endy pieces, 11, said frame being mounted to tilt upon a longitudinal shaft, y1", havingbearings in the ears, j, dey ending from the lower side of the late, J 11. his late, J 11, is mounted to slide ackward orward in the bottom of the elevator vmovement of the justifying box, the pin, y",

car, J, and carries the rocking frame, J1", shown in Eig. 26. J1", is a rod having its u wardly turned end, 15, resting against t e shaft, ([15, of the rocking frame, J1", the rear end of said rod, J1", being held in o erative 70 contact with a cam, J1", by a spira spring, 3'1", surrounding the shaft between a collar, j17, thereon and a sleeve, y1", attached to the frame of the machine. The operation of the cam is such as to ive the rod, J1", a forward 475 thrust immediatey after the line "of typemounts has entered the chase-box, J1, whereby the upwardly turned arm, y'15, thereof acting against the rod, j15, slides the plate, J 11, and with it the frame,'forward unti the bar, 80 1'1", rests under the in, j", and the rod or bar, {'11, rests immediate y under the bottom of the ower justifying wedges in the chase-box, J1 ,-the sliding action of the plate, J 11 taking place against the tension of the spring, y1", 85 connected at one end to the late and at the other to the elevator car. W en the rocking frame, J1", is thus pushed forward by the rod, J12, the lower end of the pin, j", is a slight distance above the plate, 7'1", and the adjustable, 90 bar, J7, in the justifying box, is a substantially equal distance above the upper wedges of the justifying spaces in said box. J 11, is a lever ivoted to the frame of the machine (see Figs. 3 and 11) with its forward end rest- 95 ing upon the anti-friction roller, i1", on the rear end of the arm, J 5, of the slide, J5, except when said lever is elevated through the action of a cam, J 15, acting against the tension of a spring, J1", which spring is strongenough to overcome the tension of the spring, yJ-, which tends to hold the slide, J5, in the upper part of the elevator car, J. As shown in ig. 3 the cam, VJ15, is free from contact with the antifriction roller on the lever, J11, and this lever is therefore free to be depressed by the action of the spring, J1", thereby carrying with it the slide, J5, and causing the bar, J7, in the justifying box to bear upon the upper justifying wedges. Simultaneously with the downward impinges upon the bar, i1", tilting the frame, J1", upon its pivoted shaft and causing the bar, y, to press-upward against the lower wedges of the 'ustifying wedges. The u per 115 and lower we ge'members of the justi ing spaces are therefore simultaneously pressed toward eachother, causing them to advance into the line of type-mounts and spread the same as far as the ad'ustment of the jaws, 120 E1, E", will permit. T e extreme movement of the upper and lower justifying wedges, from the position which they normally as'- sume when they are originally placed 1n the line of type-mounts to the position when the wedges are forced between the type-mounts to the fullest extent ossible, is illustrated in Figs. 11" and 11b. S ould the line, however, be so nearly filled as to be properly justified without the complete entrance of the wedges 

